Rush Limbaugh Inks Deal To Stay With Cumulus Media

Rush Limbaugh made sure today to goose those media reports that suggested his longtime radio partnership with Cumulus Media was over when he announced on his radio show that he had re-upped with the company in a new three-year deal. Reports first surfaced in July that the broadcaster was planning to not renew deals with Limbaugh and fellow host Sean Hannity following negotiation breakdowns with Clear Channel’s Premiere Networks, which distributes both shows. That came after Limbaugh reportedly mulled leaving Cumulus in May after receiving blame for advertiser decline in the wake of his controversial Sandra Fluke comments. The Rush Limbaugh Show currently airs weekdays on 40 Cumulus stations. Said Limbaugh today: “On either Wednesday night or Thursday, we completed our negotiations with Cumulus Media, and there will not be any changes. I will continue to be on their radio stations for the next three years. It was really never in doubt…” The only change going forward for the show will be in New York, where the show is leaving WABC and moving to WOR beginning January 1. “My syndication partner is Clear Channel Communications, and they own WOR, and so we’re gonna go to our own radio station in New York”, Limbaugh said today on-air.

20 Comments

And... • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

And hate spewing, male chauvinism, and idiocy will continue. Good going, Cumulus. Give the dumbed down masses what they crave.

Just Me • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

It’s obvious that you have never listened to Rush Limbaugh and you are simply regurgitating progressive gobbledygook. Your comments are pure sophistry. I am a gay man of the jewish faith and consider Rush’s show required listening to broaden my knowledge beyond the overwhelming media bias towards the political left. I learned a long time ago that one should tune in and listen whenever a group of politically motivated people attempt to silence an opposing point-of-view. People would do themselves a big favor by rejecting your ignorance and tuning in to find out for themselves. Give it a few weeks, you’ll be addicted to Rush and you’ll learn quite a bit in the process.

John M • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Just Me, Well said, I agree wholeheartedly, Rush is the light in the firmament where the MSM cannot/will not report any news worthy items.

I gave up on TV and “news”(sic) papers years ago when they stopped reporting facts and began their manipulation of trivia to mould the opinions of those who did subscribe.

Way to go Rush, keep up the good fight; addressing the issues of the day with FACTS, candour and deep, well thought out analysis.

bob • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

I call BS, Just Me. You’re just a hack for Limbaugh, nothing more. Hate speech is hate speech, no matter how you try to spin it. Most days, he’s spewing hate speech, often just to get the far right minority torqued up. You should be ashamed of yourself. I’m sure your mother is.

Rupert P. • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

And… do you ever actually listen to the show?

JJ Ryes • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Two years of relentless tweeting and harassment of advertisers via FB by Limbaugh haters didn’t amount to a hill of beans.

David Boze • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

To those who shout “hater!” “Racist!” and other nonsense you should consider that disagreement does not mean “hatred”- Limbaugh puts on 3 hours of unscripted entertainment/information every weekday. Sometimes he will be edgy to push a point or will push the envelope into discomfort to illustrate a lesson (as does Daily Show, Colbert, Mahr, The Office, Parks and Rec, SNL, etc). You might hate what he says, think he’s wrong, even be offended but that doesn’t make HIM a racist/sexist/homophobe/evil. These labels are being thrown around so mych as to make them meaningless other than to say “not liberal.” Personally I find Chris Matthews to be offensive politically, but he doesn’t strike me as an evil guy & I don’t feel compelled to label him as such just because I think he is wrong.
I’ve only met Rush briefly (10 second meet&greet) but my wife befriended him some years back when she was with Rush in Afghanistan. She tells me he’s a great guy and was great with the troops.

For 25 years leftists have tried to force Rush off the air because free speech only counts if you agree with the lefties. 25 years of tearing their hair out and what do they have to show for it? Rush is still the #1 radio show on planet earth and the former longhaired hippies are bald.

Try this idea next: if you don’t like it, don’t listen. Your know, what the American public did with Air America. They didn’t like it, they didn’t listen. It went away.

Da Professor • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Very well stated, Michael. Thanks.

Jed • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

But it’s looking like Sean Hannity might be leaving at the year’s end and possibly being replaced with Huckabee’s show at this current juncture.

Chucky • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Hannity is as good as gone. He openly dissed Cumulus Media last week, saying the company “destroyed” many of his stations.

Also, Limbaugh’s “syndication partner” is Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel.

Bob • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

I don’t get the radio business. If his syndication partner is Clear Channel, then what is he doing on Cumulus Media stations? If Clear Channel loves him so much, put him on Clear Channel exclusively.

Brian G. • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

The breathless reports at Rush possibly losing stations are just hilarious. If Limbaugh lost all 40 Cumulus stations today he would have 40 new stations lined up that night.

Jim • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Well, you know what that means? More…..(fill in the blank)

twinstick • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Two words: Sandra Fluke. Bwhahahaha…

cst • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

Actually, the fall of Hannity fascinates me, because there’s no specific REASON for it- he hasn’t had a scandal, there’s no boycott or behind the scenes trouble, and his ratings are undeniably solid… but he’s being pushed aside on both radio AND tv .
Essentially, despite decades of success, no one in the industry respects or values him.

Dennis R. Blood • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

That is great news for the Democratic party!!
I think this will pretty much will assure the election for Hilary Clinton as our next President and will continue our domination in the White House for the next eight years. Is this not a great county where
we have great black President and our next President is another Clinton to lead or wonderful country!!
RUSH KEEP YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR AS YOU DRIVE MISS DASEY.
(P.S. please start exercising, and drop about thirty pounds, we need you around for the next ten years.)

DR

Anonymous • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

I’ve listened a couple of times. Won’t be tuning in again.

lsb • on Aug 23, 2013 4:10 pm

If everything was left leaning things would be very boring, it’s nice to have someone like Rush around to make fun of or gawk at when he makes stupid statements. Sort of like FOX News when the clown on election night kept saying Obama hadn’t won, just wait a little longer, we don’t have everything in, now that was hilarious.

Conservatives are the minority in this country, their views are so off the wall, way out, but, it’s still great to have them around.